An Rhode Island elementary school will close for a day because dozens of children are sick, possibly with the gastrointestinal illness norovirus. Cranston Superintendent Jeannine Nota-Masse decided to close Gladstone Elementary School on Friday after 160 students were absent and 50 went home sick on Thursday. Nota-Masse said in a letter to parents and staff that the state Department of Health was consulted and believe the cause to be a virus.